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Subject: Re: collect2.exe cannot create temporary file in c:/djgpp/tmp/
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On 12/05/2019 3:27 pm, Andrew Greenwood wrote:
> I downloaded the current packages for DJGPP last night and have been 
> trying to compile and link a simple "hello world" program on various 
> emulators/VMs, but I am repeatedly hitting the same problem.
> 
> If I run:
> gcc hello.c -o hello.exe
> 
> I get the following error, reported by collect2.exe:
> "Cannot create temporary file in c:/djgpp/tmp/: No such file or 
> directory (ENOENT)"
> 
> I am able to compile gcc -c hello.c -o hello.o without error.
> 
> DJGPP is installed in C:\DJGPP and the directory C:\DJGPP\TMP does exist.
> 
> So far I have tried it under DOSBox, and various versions of Windows/DOS 
> under VirtualBox (MS-DOS 6.22, FreeDOS 1.2, Windows 98SE, Windows NT4), 
> all of which fail with the same error.
> 
> Originally, I tried installing into "C:\DEVELOP\DJGPP" and after this 
> failed, I then tried "C:\DJGPP". I've also tried setting TMPDIR to 
> C:\TEMP and C:/TEMP and the error message changes to reflect this.
> 
> Packages I downloaded:
> BNU2311B.ZIP
> CSDPMI7B.ZIP
> DJDEV205.ZIP
> GCC910B.ZIP
> GDB801B.ZIP
> MAK421B.ZIP
> 
> I've used UNZIP32.EXE to unpack these.
> 
> The problem can be reproduced by executing "collect2" with any filename 
> (even one that does not exist.)
> 
> I couldn't find any existing bugs reported for this, and no information 
> about it on the Internet on in the FAQ.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> - Andrew

Further to the above:

Having just downloaded and unpacked GCC820B.ZIP, I am now able to 
compile programs. So it seems specific to GCC910B.ZIP


-Andrew